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INEC clarified that the proposed ₦873.8 billion for the elections is separate from its 2026 budget estimate of ₦171 billion.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dissolved the Rivers State Executive Council days after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu and...

The Chinese embassy also rejected the claim that it was funding radical Islamic groups and ethnic militias to protect its...

“The Secretary of State should work with the Government of Nigeria to counteract the hostile foreign exploitation of Chinese illegal...

Ahead of the April presidential polls, low voter turnout in legislative and local elections calls for an assessment of electoral...

The lawmakers clashed over time allotted for speech and perceived superiority.

Israel’s Somaliland recognition generated unusual cohesion in Africa and beyond, but condemnation hasn’t delivered a consensual solution.

The opposition party called on members of the Conference Committee of the National Assembly to adopt the version of the...

A valedictory session was held in Mr Pate's honour at the north-eastern university.

The new bill seeks to require the US Secretary of State to impose a visa ban on Mr Kwankwaso, freeze...

The spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters, Samaila Uba said the US troops will not be involved in direct combat operations,...

Mr Uba said the operation followed a failed midnight attack by ISWAP fighters on the Forward Operating Base, Auno, on...

While no move abroad should be dismissed outright, Anas Yusuf’s destination reinforces a growing and troubling trend: NPFL top scorers...

In 2022, the Nigerian government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, launched the National Animal Identification System...

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Kanu, the convicted leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, announced the cancellation...

The event brought together government officials, military representatives, cancer survivors, and development partners who examined how insecurity and health system...

Drawing from his engagement with young people through the SereniMind initiative, Mr Oyenuga said stigma and fear of judgement continue...

The deployment was intended to safeguard farming communities, protect livelihoods and revive socio-economic activities disrupted by unending insecurity in the...

Messrs Fubara and Wike had been in prolonged feud over the control of political structures in Rivers State which has...

The passengers were travelling from the Igede axis of Oju and Obi local government areas to the South-west on Monday...

This episode has exposed a league that demands professionalism without providing structure, enforces discipline without offering support, and leans on...

The Senate re-amended the Electoral Act to accommodate the electronic transmission of results. However, the provision comes with a caveat...

The emergency plenary session became rowdy shortly after the Senate Chief Whip, Tahir Monguno, moved a motion seeking to rescind...

The ranking places Nigeria behind 33 other African countries, spotlighting persistent governance challenges in Africa’s most populous nation.

The Chairman of Ado Local Government, Sunday Oche, confirmed the abduction and said security agencies had been mobilised.